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Title 21 — Food and DrugsRelease 119-73

§872a Public-private education program

Title 21 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT › Part Part E— - Administrative and Enforcement Provisions › § 872a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must form a panel of federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement and regulators who know how to investigate and prosecute illegal precursor chemical transactions. The Attorney General must run and coordinate education and training for wholesale and retail distributors on spotting and reporting suspicious purchases, and must help state, tribal, and local agencies set up and keep similar programs.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §872a

Food and Drugs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Attorney General shall establish an advisory panel consisting of an appropriate number of representatives from Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies with experience in investigating and prosecuting illegal transactions of precursor chemicals. The Attorney General shall convene the panel as often as necessary to develop and coordinate educational programs for wholesale and retail distributors of precursor chemicals and supplies.
(b)The Attorney General shall continue to—
(1)maintain an active program of seminars and training to educate wholesale and retail distributors of precursor chemicals and supplies regarding the identification of suspicious transactions and their responsibility to report such transactions; and
(2)provide assistance to State, tribal, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of educational programs for distributors of precursor chemicals and supplies.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996, and not as part of the Controlled Substances Act which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–211, § 232(b)(1), inserted “tribal,” after “State,”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–211, § 232(b)(2), inserted “, tribal,” after “State”.

Reference

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Citation

21 U.S.C. § 872a

Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73